?douard Stephan discovered NGC 1004 = St XI-3 on 1 Dec 1880 with the 31" reflector at the Marseille Observatory. His position matches UGC 2112 = PGC 9961. Lewis Swift independently found the galaxy again on 17 Oct 1885 and his position in list III-14 is also accurate. His comment "pF * very close" applies to this galaxy.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/8/94): faint, very small, round, 0.5' diameter. A mag 12 star is just off the WSW edge 25" from the center. Forms a pair with NGC 1008 7.1' NE at the SW end of the NGC 1016 cluster.

17.5" (10/17/87): fairly faint, very small, round, small bright core. A mag 12 star is just 25" WSW of the center. Member of the NGC 1016 cluster with NGC 1008 8' NNE and NGC 1016 13' NE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb